Getting settled...

I have mastered the jetlag! At least I can stay up past 10pm so I think I have... I definitely need to get a car here, but it is not as simple as just going downtown and buy one. I still have a student's budget so I can not spend it all on a car.. For now I can use my uncle's car when he's at work, but it would be better if I had my own. Than I could start at the lab as well. After all I came down here for science. I drove down to the Neurological Science Institute yesterday(picture), to see how long it would take and if I could find it. Turns out it's only a 20 minute drive and although I did not find it right away, it's actually quit easy to find.

Here's an impression of the house I am staying. It's a fantastic place and my family is really nice. I made my grandma's famous tomato soup first the time in my life Wednesday and without being arrogant I think I can say it was pretty good :P My cousin (he's four) already showed me his goggles and told me about the swimming pool so I will probably take him there any time soon. I should also go down to Seattle, Vancouver, Montana, Crater Lake and the Pacific Coast and I haven't even seen Portland properly! Yes, I think I am going to have a fantastic time here! Should hurry getting a car.

Good news from the future-front; I am one of the candidates for a PHD-student position at the functional neurobiology department, where I did my first internship. Although I will only graduate in april and there is enough time to worry about jobs, this crossed my path and it would be a great job! At the moment I only know there are several candidates for the position, but I am one of them. The job will involve electrophysiology in primates and psychophysics in man and the main focus will be on the role of willpower/voluntary control in (visual) perception. It's a High Potential project, a collaboration between the departments of physics and biology. At the moment I am studying the C++ programming language to improve my experimental skills and chances. It will be no problem if I wouldn't get the job, but it would be great if I would!